Fast as a Powermac G5 Dual 2ghz running Final Cut Pro!!!!
This is a really powerful PORTABLE Mac!!
HOW HOT is now fixed and not an issue at all.
DIFFERENT FEEL then the previous Powerbooks. The metal clicker soft feel of the previous Powerbooks is a little more stiff of a feel. The keypad feels like the keys have more space in between them. The keypad keys have a soft feel.
Fingerprints Bad? I just take a damp cloth with water and wipe the machine down and it looks as good as new!!
BATTERY LIFE is giving me around 3 to 4 hours but I have Bluetooth turned off, Screen brightness is turned down but is still much brighter then my 12” Powerbook was, and I run in Better Battery Life mode in the Energy Saver control panel.
SOUND-- The sound is lower then the sound on my Powerbook but has been improved with the updates from Apple.
MEMORY If you only have 512mb you will be disappointed running Rosetta Apps. I have 2gigs of Ram and run Photoshop CS with no problems. Actually runs faster then my Powerbook 12” 1ghz w 1.25gig of Ram.
SCREEN-- Extremely bright screen so much so that I turn the brightness down to about half!
You can use this machine in the SUN!!! So cool that you can see very well in sunlight.
SCREEN REFLECTION is a non issue!
SCREEN COLOR INTEGRITY is very good but due to the glossy finish shows colors to be more saturated then the previous Powerbooks
AIPORT CARD is more sensitive the the ones installed in the Previous Powerbooks. Much more sensitive!! There is an issue with the MacBook dropping Networks ,but I think this is an issue with the OS and maybe an Airport update. If you are using QWEST you might have to plug in DNS numbers to correct a lagging issue.
CONCLUSION Buy this machine cause it is much improved over previous Macs!! No crashing issues or major problems of any sort. Different machine then previous Macs. The polycarbonate casing gives the machine a different feel. BAD no DIFFERENT. Imagine a machine running 5x faster then your current Powerbook! On a scale of 1-10 I have to rate this machine a 9.90!
Apple has made improvements to this machine where there were problems with previous Powerbooks. Remember Apple has switched processors and this transition has been almost seamless.
My hat off to Apple for making a near perfect machine!